| Genre | Educational, Language course |
|---|---|
| Running time | Lessons (10-20 minutes) Extra Shows (8-15 minutes) |
| Country | China |
| Languages | English |
| Starring |
Marco Mejia Catherine Mathes |
| Recording studio | Shanghai |
| Air dates | since October 2009 |
| No. of episodes | 202 (As of February 11, 2010) |
| Audio format | MP3 |
| Website | http://englishpod.com |
| Podcast | http://englishpod.com/feed/public |
EnglishPod is a web-based English language-learning service with three key components: audio lessons, mobile & online review tools, and corporate training. The service was founded in Shanghai, China in October 2009.
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EnglishPod English lessons, study tools and corporate training services are designed for adult learners, primarily those who wish to improve their English for use in the workplace.
EnglishPod is part of the ChinesePod family of language-learning services. The company mission is "to make language learning easier for adult students by taking advantage of modern pedagogical principles and the latest web and mobile technologies." [1] Learners can access content via mobile phone, mobile apps, RSS feed, and directly on EnglishPod.com.
The site's growing library of self-contained audio lessons is divided into English-only lessons and English-Chinese lessons for the China market, each between ten and twenty minutes long. Learners choose their own course through the lessons, depending on their interests, needs and abilities. Lesson topics cover topics that range from how to cope in a job interview to how to deal with new neighbors or discuss Hollywood movies.
Accompanying every lesson is a range of review tools, including flashcards, comprehension exercises, tests, and “expansion” sentences.
Marco Mejia, Catherine Mathes are amongst the number of hosts leading EnglishPod lessons, helping to break down each lesson’s dialog and expanding on new language points. Users are encouraged to interact with the hosts and fellow users on EnglishPod.com. Access to EnglishPod lessons and review tools is available through subscribing to one of the various study packages available.[2]
EnglishPod's main goal is to teach spoken, conversational English to its listeners. For the listener's convenience, there are several levels of difficulty. Between the levels, the dialogue becomes progressively harder and the hosts speak more fluently. Each lesson show contains an English dialogue which is usually repeated 2 or 3 times during the lesson. Between the dialogues the hosts discuss the new words, phrases, structures, grammar features and provide context for the new vocabulary used in the dialogue. Then the lesson ends up with a couple of cultural insights about the topic.